Scientific Name: Oreomyrrhis gunnii Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: limestone caraway

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Apiaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with a slender taproot and lobed leaves arranged in a basal rosette. Leaves 1-9cm long and 0.5-3cm wide, and divided into leaflets with scattered spreading hairs.

Flowers: 10-25 flowers producing fruit which is broadest in the middle and 4-5mm long.

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Known only from the type collection from limestone cliffs of the Gordon River, Macquarie Harbour.

General Notes

Cliff growing species.

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information